Adult Video News
''Adult Video News'' (also called ''AVN'' or ''AVN Magazine'') is an American trade magazine that covers the adult video industry. ''The New York Times'' notes that ''AVN'' is to pornographic films what ''Billboard'' is to records. ''AVN'' spon ...
'', honored the best
pornographic movies
Pornographic films (pornos), erotic films, adult films, blue films, sexually explicit films, or 18+ films, are films that represent sexually explicit subject matter in order to arouse, fascinate, or satisfy the viewer. Pornographic films repr ...
and adult entertainment products of 2011 of the
United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...
and took place January 21, 2012, at a new venue, The Joint inside the
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Hard Rock Cafe, Inc. is a chain of theme bar-restaurants, memorabilia shops, casinos, hotels and museums founded in 1971 by Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton in London. In 1979, the cafe began covering its walls with rock and roll memorabilia, a ...
in
Paradise, Nevada
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. Movies or products released between Oct. 1, 2010 and Sept. 30, 2011 were eligible. The ceremony was televised in the United States by
Showtime
Showtime or Show Time may refer to:
Film
* ''Showtime'' (film), a 2002 American action/comedy film
* ''Showtime'' (video), a 1995 live concert video by Blur
Television Networks and channels
* Showtime Networks, a division of Paramount Global w ...
. Comedian
Dave Attell
David Attell (born January 18, 1965) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and writer best known as the host of Comedy Central's '' Insomniac with Dave Attell.''
Early life
Attell was born in the New York City borough of Queens to a Jewish fa ...
hosted the show for the second time. He first presided over the 27th ceremony held in 2010, and shared the 29th ceremony with co-hosts
Bree Olson
Rachel Oberlin (born October 7, 1986), known professionally as Bree Olson, is an American actress, model, and former pornographic actress. She performed in over 170 adult films from 2006 to 2011. Since retiring from pornography, she has been cri ...
and
Sunny Leone
Karenjit "Karen" Kaur Vohra (born May 13, 1981), known by her stage name Sunny Leone, is a Canadian American actress, model, and former pornographic actress. She was named ''Penthouse (magazine), Penthouse'' Pet of the Year in 2003, was a co ...
. The awards show was held together with the
Adult Entertainment Expo
The AVN Adult Entertainment Expo (AEE) is an adult entertainment convention and trade show held each January in Las Vegas, Nevada and is sponsored by ''AVN'' magazine. AEE is the largest pornography industry trade show in the United States. The ...
and Internext at the same venue.
On January 11, 2012, AVN announced in a press release that for the first time the AVN Awards ceremony would climax with "the presentation of an all-encompassing grand accolade," Movie of the Year. "Even since the beginning, when we presented separate awards for Best Film and Best Video Feature, there's been no definitive AVN Award equivalent to Best Picture. Now we have one," said AVN senior editor Peter Warren. Rather than nominees, contenders would be chosen from the winners in the categories of: Best All-Sex Release, Best All-Sex Release – Mixed Format, Best All-Girl Release, Best Gonzo Release, Best Vignette Release, Best Comedy, Best Feature, Best Foreign Feature, Best Parody – Comedy and Best Parody – Drama. Voting for Movie of the Year would be conducted just prior to the January 21 ceremony, in a secret meeting of core members of the AVN Awards committee, to ensure winners of the 10 categories remain secret until their presentation. The event would also unveiled a new annual award, the
Visionary Award
A visionary, defined broadly, is one who can envision the future. For some groups, visioning can involve the supernatural.
Though visionaries may face accusations of hallucinating,
people may succeed in reaching a visionary state via medita ...
, "created to recognize and honor a leader in adult entertainment who has propelled innovation and taken his company—and the business as a whole—to new heights."
''The Rocki Whore Picture Show: A Hardcore Parody'' and ''Asa Akira Is Insatiable 2'' won the most awards, nine and seven respectively, but the Movie of the Year award went to '' Portrait of a Call Girl''. ''Portrait'' also won for Best Feature, Best Actress for
Jessie Andrews
Jessie Andrews is an American designer, producer, model, DJ, and former adult film actress, known for her performance in '' Portrait of a Call Girl.'' She has received several Best New Starlet awards.
In 2012, Andrews launched her own jewelr ...
and Best Director — Feature for Graham Travis. ''Rocki Whore'' won Best Director—Parody for Brad Armstrong, Best Screenplay—Parody for Armstrong and Hank Shenanigan and Best Parody — Comedy, among others. ''Insatiable 2'' won Best All-Sex Release, Best Director — Non Feature for
Mason
Mason may refer to:
Occupations
* Mason, brick mason, or bricklayer, a worker who lays bricks to assist in brickwork, or who lays any combination of stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or similar pieces
* Stone mason, a craftsman in the stone-cutti ...
and several best sex scene awards for
Asa Akira
Asa Akira (born January 3, 1985) is an American pornographic film actress, writer and adult film director. Akira has appeared in 689 adult films as of June 2023. In 2013, she became the third Asian performer (after Asia Carrera and Stephanie Sw ...
and her co-stars. Individually, Akira won or shared six awards, but the coveted Female Performer of the Year and Best New Starlet awards went to
Bobbi Starr
Bobbi Starr (born 1983) is an American pornographic film actress. She won the AVN Award for Female Performer of the Year in 2012.
Early life and education
Born in Santa Clara, California
and raised in an upper-middle-class family, Starr was h ...
and Brooklyn Lee respectively. Lee took home five awards on the night and four went to Starr.
Manuel Ferrara
Manuel Jeannin (; born 1 November 1975), known professionally as Manuel Ferrara, is a French adult entertainer and director.
One of the leading actors in the porn industry, Ferrara has won over 64 adult industry awards including six AVN Awards a ...
won his fourth Male Performer of the Year award, more than anyone else in the event's 29-year history.Mark Kernes, "Joint Production", ''Adult Video News'', Vol. 28, No. 3, March 2012, pp. 44–58.
Winners and nominees
The nominees for the 29th AVN Awards were announced on Dec. 6, 2011 in a press release. Those nominees were Gary Kirker from Las Cruces, New Mexico. The film receiving the most nominations was ''The Rocki Whore Picture Show: A Hardcore Parody'' with 18, while performer/director Bobbi Starr had the most individual nominations with 16. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on January 21, 2012.
Major Awards
The first AVN Movie of the Year Award went to '' Portrait of a Call Girl'', which qualified for consideration by winning Best Feature. The other movies in the running were: ''Asa Akira Is Insatiable 2'' (Best All-Sex Release), ''Bobbi's World'' (Best All-Sex Release – Mixed Format), ''Cherry 2'' (Best All-Girl Release), ''Dangerous Curves'' (Best Gonzo Release), ''Prison Girls'' (Best Vignette Release), ''Grindhouse XXX'' (Best Comedy), ''Mission Asspossible'' (Best Foreign Feature), ''The Rocki Whore Picture Show: A Hardcore Parody'' (Best Parody – Comedy) and '' Spider-Man XXX: A Porn Parody'' (Best Parody – Drama).
Additional major awards are listed below with winner first and highlighted in boldface followed by the rest of the nominees.
Additional Award Winners
Best Classic Release appeared on the 2012 list of categories that nominations were to be accepted for, however, no nominees or winner were announced for that category.
DVD Categories
* Best All-Girl Series: ''Women Seeking Women''
* Best All-Sex/Vignette Series: ''The Bombshells''
* Best Amateur Release: ''Dare Dorm 4''
* Best Amateur Series: ''The Dancing Bear''
* Best Anal Series: ''Evil Anal''
* Best Animated Release: ''Alice in Wonderland: A XXX Animation Parody''
* Best BDSM Release: ''Disciplined''
* Best Big Bust Release: ''Big Wet Tits 10''
* Best Big Bust Series: ''Big Tits in Uniform''
* Best Big Butt Release: ''Kelly Divine Is Buttwoman''
* Best Big Butt Series: ''Phat Bottom Girls''
* Best DVD Extras: ''The Rocki Whore Picture Show: A Hardcore Parody'', Wicked Pictures
* Best Educational Release: ''Jessica Drake's Guide to Wicked Sex: Fellatio''
* Best Ethnic-Themed Release – Asian: ''Asian Booty 2''
* Best Ethnic-Themed Release – Black: ''Big Wet Black Tits 3''
* Best Ethnic-Themed Release – Latin: ''Escaladies''
* Best Ethnic-Themed Series: ''Big Ass Brazilian Butts''
* Best Fem-Dom Strap-On Release: ''Beggin’ for a Peggin’ ''
* Best Foot/Leg Fetish Release: ''Nylons 8''
* Best Foreign All-Sex Release: ''Ink''
* Best Foreign All-Sex Series: ''Young Harlots''
* Best Gonzo Series: ''Raw''
* Best Internal Release: ''Internal Damnation 4''
* Best Interracial Series: '' Lex the Impaler''
* Best MILF Release: ''Seasoned Players 16''
* Best MILF Series: ''Seasoned Players''
* Best New Line: ''Extreme Comixxx''
* Best New Series: ''The Bombshells''
* Best Older Woman/Younger Girl Release: ''Mother-Daughter Exchange Club 17''
* Best Oral Release: ''American Cocksucking Sluts''
* Best Oral Series: ''
Face Fucking Inc.
Evil Angel is an American independent production company and distributor of pornographic films, founded and owned by John Stagliano.
Stagliano and Evil Angel pioneered the gonzo pornography genre in the late 1980s. Several of the most acclaimed p ...
''
* Best Orgy/Gangbang Release: ''Gangbanged''
* Best Overall Marketing Campaign – Company Image: Digital Playground
* Best Overall Marketing Campaign – Individual Project: ''The Rocki Whore Picture Show: A Hardcore Parody'', Wicked Pictures
* Best Packaging – Video: ''This Ain't Ghostbusters XXX 3D'', Hustler Video
* Best POV Release: ''Double Vision 3''
* Best Pro-Am Release: ''Breakin' 'Em In 14''
* Best Pro-Am Series: ''Brand New Faces''
* Best Special Effects: ''Horizon''
* Best Specialty Release – Other Genre: ''Bush''
* Best Specialty Series: ''Buttman's Stretch Class''
* Best Squirting Release: ''Lesbian Bukkake 17''
* Best Transsexual Release: ''The Next She-Male Idol 3''
* Best Transsexual Series: ''America's Next Top Tranny''
* Best Young Girl Release: ''Cuties 2''
* Best Young Girl Series: ''She's So Cute''
* Clever Title of the Year: ''Beggin' for a Peggin' ''
Retail and Distribution Categories
* Best Boutique:
Good Vibrations
"Good Vibrations" is a song by the American rock music, rock band the Beach Boys, produced and composed by Brian Wilson with lyrics by Mike Love. Released as a single on October 10, 1966, it achieved immediate critical and commercial success, ...
,
San Francisco
San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, Financial District, San Francisco, financial, and Culture of San Francisco, cultural center of Northern California. With a population of 827,526 residents as of ...
* Best Retail Chain: Hustler Hollywood
* Best Adult Distributor: IVD/East Coast News
Performer/Creator Categories
* Best Art Direction: ''The Rocki Whore Picture Show: A Hardcore Parody''
* Best Cinematography:
Axel Braun
Axel Braun (born September 22, 1966) is an Italian Americans, Italian-American adult film producer and director known for his productions of Pornographic parody film, pornographic parodies. He is the most awarded director in the history of adult ...
, Eli Cross, ''Spiderman XXX: A Porn Parody''
* Best Director – Feature: Graham Travis, ''Portrait of a Call Girl''
* Best Director – Non Feature:
Mason
Mason may refer to:
Occupations
* Mason, brick mason, or bricklayer, a worker who lays bricks to assist in brickwork, or who lays any combination of stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or similar pieces
* Stone mason, a craftsman in the stone-cutti ...
, ''Asa Akira Is Insatiable 2''
* Best Director – Parody: Brad Armstrong, ''The Rocki Whore Picture Show: A Hardcore Parody''
* Best Double-Penetration Scene:
Asa Akira
Asa Akira (born January 3, 1985) is an American pornographic film actress, writer and adult film director. Akira has appeared in 689 adult films as of June 2023. In 2013, she became the third Asian performer (after Asia Carrera and Stephanie Sw ...
, Mick Blue & Toni Ribas, ''Asa Akira Is Insatiable 2''
* Best Editing: Scott Allen, ''The Rocki Whore Picture Show: A Hardcore Parody''
* Best Group Sex Scene:
Asa Akira
Asa Akira (born January 3, 1985) is an American pornographic film actress, writer and adult film director. Akira has appeared in 689 adult films as of June 2023. In 2013, she became the third Asian performer (after Asia Carrera and Stephanie Sw ...
,
Erik Everhard
Erik Everhard (born December 2, 1976) is the stage name of Mitchell Hartwell, a Canadian pornographic actor and director, known for gonzo pornography films.
Biography
Everhard is a Canadian of Ukrainian ancestry. In 1995, he moved to Vancouver ...
,
Toni Ribas
Toni Ribas (born 13 June 1975 as Antoni García Cabra) is a Spanish pornographic actor and director. In 2010, he was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame.
Ribas began acting in pornography in 1994. Ribas worked for Brazzers and performed in 78 vid ...
, Danny Mountain, Jon Jon, Broc Adams,
Ramón Nomar
Ramon Nomar (born 9 January 1974) is a Venezuelan-born Spanish pornographic actor and director. His accolades include the Hot d'Or Award for Best New Actor and the XBIZ Award for Male Performer of the Year. Nomar broke into the pornographic f ...
, John Strong, ''Asa Akira Is Insatiable 2''
* Best Makeup: Shelby Stevens, Melissa Makeup, ''The Rocki Whore Picture Show: A Hardcore Parody''
* Best Music Soundtrack: ''Elvis XXX: A Porn Parody''
* Best Non-Sex Performance: James Bartholet, ''The Rocki Whore Picture Show: A Hardcore Parody''
* Best Original Song: "Stuck in Your Crack," ''Elvis XXX: A Porn Parody''
* Best POV Sex Scene: Andy San Dimas,
Bobbi Starr
Bobbi Starr (born 1983) is an American pornographic film actress. She won the AVN Award for Female Performer of the Year in 2012.
Early life and education
Born in Santa Clara, California
and raised in an upper-middle-class family, Starr was h ...
,
Erik Everhard
Erik Everhard (born December 2, 1976) is the stage name of Mitchell Hartwell, a Canadian pornographic actor and director, known for gonzo pornography films.
Biography
Everhard is a Canadian of Ukrainian ancestry. In 1995, he moved to Vancouver ...
, ''Double Vision 3''
* Best Screenplay:
Jacky St. James
Jacky St. James (born October 15, 1976) is an American pornographic film Film director, director, screenwriter and publicist for the studio New Sensations (studio), New Sensations. She also directs for Bellesa Films.
Early life
St. James grew up ...
, ''Dear Abby''
* Best Screenplay – Parody: Brad Armstrong, Hank Shenanigan, ''The Rocki Whore Picture Show: A Hardcore Parody''
* Best Solo Sex Scene:
Asa Akira
Asa Akira (born January 3, 1985) is an American pornographic film actress, writer and adult film director. Akira has appeared in 689 adult films as of June 2023. In 2013, she became the third Asian performer (after Asia Carrera and Stephanie Sw ...
, ''Superstar Showdown 2: Asa Akira vs. Kristina Rose''
* Best Tease Performance:
Asa Akira
Asa Akira (born January 3, 1985) is an American pornographic film actress, writer and adult film director. Akira has appeared in 689 adult films as of June 2023. In 2013, she became the third Asian performer (after Asia Carrera and Stephanie Sw ...
, ''Asa Akira Is Insatiable 2''
* Best Three-Way Sex Scene, Boy/Boy/Girl:
Asa Akira
Asa Akira (born January 3, 1985) is an American pornographic film actress, writer and adult film director. Akira has appeared in 689 adult films as of June 2023. In 2013, she became the third Asian performer (after Asia Carrera and Stephanie Sw ...
,
Mick Blue
Mick Blue (born September 9, 1976) is an Austrian adult entertainer and adult film director. He has won over 25 awards including the 2015 and 2017 AVN Award for Male Performer of the Year and the XBIZ Award for Male Performer of the Year in 20 ...
,
Toni Ribas
Toni Ribas (born 13 June 1975 as Antoni García Cabra) is a Spanish pornographic actor and director. In 2010, he was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame.
Ribas began acting in pornography in 1994. Ribas worked for Brazzers and performed in 78 vid ...
, ''Asa Akira Is Insatiable 2''
* Female Foreign Performer of the Year:
Aleska Diamond
Emese Sáfrány (born 6 August 1988), known by her stage name Aleska Diamond, is a Hungarian acrobatic gymnast, aerial gymnastics instructor, former pornographic actress, and former call girl. She won the AVN Award for female foreign performer ...
* Male Foreign Performer of the Year:
Rocco Siffredi
Rocco Antonio Tano (born 4 May 1964), known professionally as Rocco Siffredi, is an Italian Pornographic film actor, pornographic actor, director, and producer. Known as the "Italian Stallion", Siffredi has starred in more than 1,300 pornograph ...
* MILF/Cougar Performer of the Year:
India Summer
India Summer is an American pornographic actress and nude model and a member of the AVN and XRCO Halls of Fame. Her stage name is based on the phrase Indian summer. She also has mainstream acting credits.
Career
Summer studied towards becomin ...
* Most Outrageous Sex Scene: Brooklyn Lee, Juelz Ventura in "Suck My Sack With a Straw," ''American Cocksucking Sluts''
* Transsexual Performer of the Year: Bailey Jay
Sex Toys and Pleasure Products
* Best Fetish Product: Crystal Minx Plug With Tail, Crystal Delights
* Best Lingerie or Apparel Company: Baci Lingerie
* Best Overall Sex Toy Line: Bedroom Kandi,
OhMiBod
OhMiBod is an American company that manufactures sex toys, based in New Hampshire, United States.
Overview
Its name has been used as a collective reference to a range of remote controlled vibrator (sex toy), vibrating sex toys. The device origi ...
* Best Packaging – Pleasure Products: Big Teaze Toys
* Best Party, Game or Gag Product: Adult Trading Cards, Adult Trading Card Company
* Best Sex Accessory: Eyelash Collection, Baci Lingerie
* Best Sex Toy Company – Large:
Fleshlight
The Fleshlight is a brand of artificial vagina, oral, or anal sex toy. It is a Masturbation, masturbatory aid, which is used by inserting the Human penis, penis into its opening.
Product history
The Fleshlight was designed by Steve Shubin w ...
* Best Sex Toy Company – Small: Big Teaze Toys
* Best Sex Toy for Couples: We-Vibe II, Standard Innovation
* Best Sex Toy for Men: Blade,
Fleshlight
The Fleshlight is a brand of artificial vagina, oral, or anal sex toy. It is a Masturbation, masturbatory aid, which is used by inserting the Human penis, penis into its opening.
Product history
The Fleshlight was designed by Steve Shubin w ...
* Best Sex Toy for Women: Intensity, Jopen
Web and Technology Categories
* Best Affiliate Program: FameDollars
* Best Alternative Website: Clips4Sale.com, Clips 4 Sale
* Best Dating Website: Fling.com
* Best Live Chat Website: ImLive.com
* Best Membership Website: Brazzers.com
* Best Photography Website: EarlMiller.com
* Best Retail Website:
AdultDVDEmpire.com
DVDEmpire.com is a DVD retail sales website. It is a privately owned company based near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The retailer began operating in the mid-1990s.
The website offers mainstream and adult video via a group of websites which include ' ...
* Best Solo Girl Website: Ariel Rebel, ArielRebel.com
* Best Studio Website: Evil Angel, EvilAngelVideo.com
* Best Web Premiere: Pictures at an Exxxhibition, EarlMiller.com
Honorary AVN Awards
Visionary Award
Vivid Entertainment co-founder
Steven Hirsch
Steven Hirsch (born May 25, 1961) is the founder and co-chairman of the adult entertainment company Vivid Entertainment,
Hall of Fame
AVN Hall of Fame
The ''AVN'' (''Adult Video News'') Hall of Fame has honored people for their work in the adult entertainment industry since 1995.Juli Ashton
Juli Ashton (born October 5, 1969) is an American former pornographic actress.
Early life
Juli was born in Colorado Springs, CO. After high school, she attended Colorado State University earning a degree in Spanish and History. During college sh ...
David Aaron Clark
David Aaron Clark (September 5, 1960 – November 28, 2009) was an author, musician, pornographic actor, and pornographic video director.
Career
Switching majors and finally graduating with a degree in journalism in 1986. He served as editor-in-c ...
Erik Everhard
Erik Everhard (born December 2, 1976) is the stage name of Mitchell Hartwell, a Canadian pornographic actor and director, known for gonzo pornography films.
Biography
Everhard is a Canadian of Ukrainian ancestry. In 1995, he moved to Vancouver ...
,
Alexander DeVoe
The ''AVN'' (''Adult Video News'') Hall of Fame has honored people for their work in the adult entertainment industry since 1995.Jenna Haze
Jenna Haze (born 1982) is an American former pornographic film actress.
Haze has won numerous pornographic industry awards, including the 2003 AVN Award for Best New Starlet and the 2009 AVN Award for Female Performer of the Year, making her t ...
,
Alisha Klass
Alisha Klass (born January 3, 1972) is a former American pornographic actress.
Career
Klass began starring in pornographic movies around 1997, becoming the best known collaborator with director Seymore Butts, aka Adam Glasser, to whom she was ...
,
Toni Ribas
Toni Ribas (born 13 June 1975 as Antoni García Cabra) is a Spanish pornographic actor and director. In 2010, he was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame.
Ribas began acting in pornography in 1994. Ribas worked for Brazzers and performed in 78 vid ...
,
Silvia Saint
Silvie Tomčalová (born 12 February 1976), known as Silvia Saint, is a Czech former pornographic actress. In 1996, she was '' Penthouse'' Pet of the Year in the Czech edition of the magazine. She has appeared in over 300 pornographic movies. ...
,
Mark Spiegler
Mark Spiegler (born 1958/1959) is an American talent agent for pornographic actresses and founder of Spiegler Girls, which is often regarded as being among the adult film industry's top agencies.
Spiegler was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in ...
Nacho Vidal
Ignacio Jordà González (born 30 December 1973), better known as Nacho Vidal, is a Spanish pornographic actor and director.
Early life
Ignacio Jordà González was born in Mataró (Barcelona) in Catalonia. His nickname Nacho is the common nic ...
.
* Pleasure Product Branch: Larry Garland of Eldorado Trading Co., Joel Tucker of Stockroom and Nick Orlandino of Pipedream Products.
* Internet Founders Branch: Beth Mansfield of PersianKitty.com, Patrick of TheHun.net and Shap of Twistys.com.
Multiple nominations and awards
The following releases received multiple awards:
* 9 awards: ''The Rocki Whore Picture Show: A Hardcore Parody''
* 7 awards: ''Asa Akira Is Insatiable 2''
* 4 awards: '' Portrait of a Call Girl''
* 3 awards: ''American Cocksucking Sluts'', ''Elvis XXX: A Porn Parody'' and ''Mission Asspossible''
* 2 awards: ''Ass Worship 13'', ''Beggin' for a Peggin, ''Cherry 2'', ''Double Vision 3'', '' Spider-Man XXX: A Porn Parody'' and ''This Ain't Ghostbusters XXX 3D''
The following releases received the most nominations:
* 18 nominations: ''The Rocki Whore Picture Show: A Hardcore Parody''
The following individuals received multiple awards:
* 6 awards:
Asa Akira
Asa Akira (born January 3, 1985) is an American pornographic film actress, writer and adult film director. Akira has appeared in 689 adult films as of June 2023. In 2013, she became the third Asian performer (after Asia Carrera and Stephanie Sw ...
* 5 awards: Brooklyn Lee
* 4 awards:
Bobbi Starr
Bobbi Starr (born 1983) is an American pornographic film actress. She won the AVN Award for Female Performer of the Year in 2012.
Early life and education
Born in Santa Clara, California
and raised in an upper-middle-class family, Starr was h ...
,
Riley Steele
Riley Steele is an American pornographic actress. A former barista, she started her pornographic career in 2008. She has won several industry awards, including NightMoves Award and XBIZ Award. Throughout her career, she posed for various public ...
* 3 awards: Max Candy
Toni Ribas
Toni Ribas (born 13 June 1975 as Antoni García Cabra) is a Spanish pornographic actor and director. In 2010, he was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame.
Ribas began acting in pornography in 1994. Ribas worked for Brazzers and performed in 78 vid ...
* 2 awards:
Axel Braun
Axel Braun (born September 22, 1966) is an Italian Americans, Italian-American adult film producer and director known for his productions of Pornographic parody film, pornographic parodies. He is the most awarded director in the history of adult ...
,
Erik Everhard
Erik Everhard (born December 2, 1976) is the stage name of Mitchell Hartwell, a Canadian pornographic actor and director, known for gonzo pornography films.
Biography
Everhard is a Canadian of Ukrainian ancestry. In 1995, he moved to Vancouver ...
, Juelz Ventura,
Manuel Ferrara
Manuel Jeannin (; born 1 November 1975), known professionally as Manuel Ferrara, is a French adult entertainer and director.
One of the leading actors in the porn industry, Ferrara has won over 64 adult industry awards including six AVN Awards a ...
,
Mick Blue
Mick Blue (born September 9, 1976) is an Austrian adult entertainer and adult film director. He has won over 25 awards including the 2015 and 2017 AVN Award for Male Performer of the Year and the XBIZ Award for Male Performer of the Year in 20 ...
,
Nacho Vidal
Ignacio Jordà González (born 30 December 1973), better known as Nacho Vidal, is a Spanish pornographic actor and director.
Early life
Ignacio Jordà González was born in Mataró (Barcelona) in Catalonia. His nickname Nacho is the common nic ...
, Xander Corvus
The following individuals received the most nominations:
* 15 nominations:
Mick Blue
Mick Blue (born September 9, 1976) is an Austrian adult entertainer and adult film director. He has won over 25 awards including the 2015 and 2017 AVN Award for Male Performer of the Year and the XBIZ Award for Male Performer of the Year in 20 ...
* 14 nominations:
Toni Ribas
Toni Ribas (born 13 June 1975 as Antoni García Cabra) is a Spanish pornographic actor and director. In 2010, he was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame.
Ribas began acting in pornography in 1994. Ribas worked for Brazzers and performed in 78 vid ...
* 13 nominations:
Bobbi Starr
Bobbi Starr (born 1983) is an American pornographic film actress. She won the AVN Award for Female Performer of the Year in 2012.
Early life and education
Born in Santa Clara, California
and raised in an upper-middle-class family, Starr was h ...
,
James Deen
Bryan Matthew Sevilla (born February 7, 1986), known professionally by the stage name James Deen, is an American pornographic actor and film director, director.
Deen entered the porn industry in 2004 at the age of 18. He gained attention due ...
* 12 nominations:
Asa Akira
Asa Akira (born January 3, 1985) is an American pornographic film actress, writer and adult film director. Akira has appeared in 689 adult films as of June 2023. In 2013, she became the third Asian performer (after Asia Carrera and Stephanie Sw ...
* 11 nominations: Andy San Dimas
* 10 nominations: Gracie Glam, Kagney Linn Karter,
Manuel Ferrara
Manuel Jeannin (; born 1 November 1975), known professionally as Manuel Ferrara, is a French adult entertainer and director.
One of the leading actors in the porn industry, Ferrara has won over 64 adult industry awards including six AVN Awards a ...
, Mark Wood,
Ramón Nomar
Ramon Nomar (born 9 January 1974) is a Venezuelan-born Spanish pornographic actor and director. His accolades include the Hot d'Or Award for Best New Actor and the XBIZ Award for Male Performer of the Year. Nomar broke into the pornographic f ...
,
Erik Everhard
Erik Everhard (born December 2, 1976) is the stage name of Mitchell Hartwell, a Canadian pornographic actor and director, known for gonzo pornography films.
Biography
Everhard is a Canadian of Ukrainian ancestry. In 1995, he moved to Vancouver ...
,
Nacho Vidal
Ignacio Jordà González (born 30 December 1973), better known as Nacho Vidal, is a Spanish pornographic actor and director.
Early life
Ignacio Jordà González was born in Mataró (Barcelona) in Catalonia. His nickname Nacho is the common nic ...
* 9 nominations:
Alexis Texas
Alexis Texas (born May 25, 1985) is an American pornographic actress. In 2020, Texas was characterized as one of "the most popular porn performers", based on her Instagram following of around 6 million followers. She was inducted into the ...
,
Jesse Jane
Cynthia Ann Howell (July 16, 1980 – January 24, 2024), known professionally as Jesse Jane, was an American pornographic film actress. She became one of the few adult film performers of the 2000s to make the transition into mainstream film an ...
, Brooklyn Lee
* 8 nominations: Kristina Rose, Lily LaBeau, John Strong,
Kimberly Kane
Kimberly Kane (born August 28, 1983) is an American pornographic actress.
Biography
Kane was born in Tacoma, Washington, and moved to Los Angeles, California, in 2004 to pursue a career in adult entertainment. Kane officially entered the adult ...
* 7 nominations:
Capri Anderson
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Capri Anderson (born Christina Walsh; March 30, 1988) is an American pornographic actress.
Background
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The following individuals were presenters or performers during the awards ceremony:
Presenters
Trophy girls
* Brett Rossi
* Nicole Aniston replaced Sabrina Maree, who was originally announced but could not fulfill the obligation
Performers
Ceremony information
Changes to awards categories
Beginning with the 29th AVN Awards, several new categories were introduced to reflect evolving market trends, including:
* Best Studio Website
* Best Solo Girl Website
* Best All-Sex Release - Mixed Format
* Best Director - Parody and Best Celebrity Sex Tape.
Controversies
As is often the case with awards shows, those who disagreed with this year's award winners took to forums and blogs to voice their objections, particularly around the selection of Dale DaBone as best actor over Tommy Pistol and the selection of India Summer as MILF/Cougar Performer of the Year."The 2012 AVN Awards Winners" , ''Adult DVD Talk'', January 2012
See also
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AVN Award
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AVN Award for Male Performer of the Year
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AVN Female Performer of the Year Award
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AVN Award for Male Foreign Performer of the Year
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